Payroll Specialist Job Listing at Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, SC (Job ID 1304257600)

Description

Accounting  
Full Time
Day Shift 
8:30am-5:00pm

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

Coordinates payroll function, to ensure accurate and timely compensation to employees according to established policies and procedures. Generates and maintains appropriate payroll records for all biweekly regular and off-cycle payroll runs.

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum Years of Experience: 5 Years of payroll experience
• Substitutable Education & Experience: Experience can be substituted for the following:  Associates Degree in Accounting;  Certified Payroll Professional with 3 years of payroll experience.
• Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
• Required Training: Experience in computerized applications;  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Coordinate with Human Resources to ensure that policy and pay changes are properly and consistently implemented to calculate employees' compensation.
• Verify data changes made by Human Resources and implement approved payroll changes.
• Research discrepancies in wage calculations and/or other changes with the help of Human Resources Personnel.
• Scan and maintain employee payroll files in imagining system.
• Perform all functions of payroll process as outlined for bi-weekly payroll.
• Ensure payroll processing is completed within internal and external deadlines.
• Prepare bank deposit information for processing by the Payroll Supervisor or Accounting Manager.
• Process and verify all S.C. Retirement System forms.
• Assist in preparation of information on W-2 forms for current and former employees; prepare duplicate W-2 forms upon request.
• Process manual payroll checks as required including documentation, stop payments, and distribution.
• Coordinate folding, stuffing, and mailing of checks and pay advices.
• Process all necessary information for Workers' Compensation forms.
• Process levies and garnishments (including preparing check request and sending necessary identifying information with check to appropriate source).

• Training of new and existing timekeepers in the timekeeping system.
• Assist new employees  with mandatory payroll forms in orientation.
• Furnish employee payroll information, upon request, to lending institutions, governmental agencies, and department directors/managers.
• Prepare manual checks for credits issued by Automatic Clearing House (ACH), including furnishing appropriate information to Payroll Supervisor or Accounting Manager.
• Report problems to Payroll Supervisor when there are concerns that programs are not running properly. A heat ticket will be issued by the Payroll Supervisor.
• Gather and summarize data for analysis as requested.
• Assist external auditors in payroll areas of their work.
• Answer phones, greet visitors or employees and perform other clerical duties as required.
• Adhere to policy and procedures pertaining to confidentiality and security of all information and record within the accounting department.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as may be required in an emergency (ie, Fire or disaster).
• As developments occur or significant concerns arise, advise and update supervisor and other personnel as appropriate.
• Backup for EC Payroll as needed.
• Transfer data from Kronos to PeopleSoft for each payroll processing.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits 
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one.  LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary 
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.